Astros Authenticator Has Hand in Everything

Mike Acosta isn’t old enough to remember when they were called the Houston Colt .45s, but he knows plenty about that era of Houston baseball history. The Astros’ Authentication Manager wears a lot of hats in his job.

He handles everything from making sure the team’s bobblehead giveaways look like the players they’re supposed to honor to authenticating game-used memorabilia.

It’s a dream job–especially for a guy who grew up as a huge Astros fan.

Rich is the editor and founder of Sports Collectors Daily. A broadcaster and writer for more than 30 years and a collector for even longer than that, he's usually typing something somewhere. Type him back at [email protected].